Renovation of a water / sewer project in Columbus, Ohio. Conceptual plans call for the renovation of a water / sewer project.

professional services for the DRWP Granular Activated Carbon Improvements project, C.I.P. No. 690618-100000. All questions concerning this RFP are to reference the project number and the project name and be sent to DPUCapitalRFP@columbus.gov. No phone calls concerning questions about the RFP will be accepted. The last day to submit questions will be specified in the RFP. 1.3 Bonfire: If you do not have an account with Bonfire and you would like to review project information or submit a proposal, you will need to register for an account. Go to Online in order to sign up. There is no charge to establish an account with Bonfire or to submit proposals on City of Columbus projects through Bonfire. 1.4 City of Columbus MBE/WBE Program: This project is subject to the requirements of the City's MBE/WBE Program. The MBE/WBE goal assigned to this project is 13.0%. The following are the evaluation criteria that will be used for this RFP: o Local Workforce (Maximum 10 points) o Anticipated Project Team (Maximum 40 points) o Past Performance (Maximum 15 points) o Understanding of Project/Project Approach (Maximum 30 points) o Environmentally Preferable Consultant (Maximum 5 points) City certified MBE/WBE firms that submit a proposal may be eligible to receive an incentive credit of 5% of the total maximum available evaluation points on this RFP. To be eligible for the incentive credit, the firm must: o Be the prime consultant. o Be certified by the Citys Office of Diversity and Inclusion as an MBE/WBE capable of providing the type of professional services sought by the City at the time of the proposal due date. o Be a member of the ethnic and gender groups determined by the Citys 2019 Disparity Study to have a statistically significant disparity in the awarding of City professional services contracts. (The eligible groups for Professional Services RFP's are City certified African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Females, and Caucasian Females.) o Submit a completed Bid Discount/Proposal Incentive Request Form with the proposal. Refer to the City of Columbus Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise and Small Local Business Enterprise Program Manual at Online for details on the program. A debriefing session is available to all professional services prime consultants who are unsuccessful in responding to this RFP. A request for a debriefing session must be submitted via email to DPUCapitalRFP@columbus.gov within thirty days following the contract award. The method of Contractor Selection has not been Determined at this time.